The 2026 Viking Society for Northern Research student conference takes place at the University of Liverpool on 11 April. Includes student lectures, launch of the paperback 'Embers of the Hands' by Dr Eleanor Barraclough & plenary lecture by Prof Howard Williams @archaeodeathprof.bsky.social
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Borth Submarine Forest: A submerged forest, preserved in peat from the later Neolithic/ early Bronze Age, one of eight known submarine forests along the Welsh coast. Best visited after a storm, though in normal conditions some stumps are visible at or beyond the low tide line.
CfP pster for "Law and Contacts in the Irish Sea Region. White print on green blackgroudn with some detaisl picked out in gold and golden celtic know inspired framing. In recent years there has been a rapid expansion in the study of law in the Irish Sea Region. Research has steadily progressed beyond the study of law texts themselves and is starting to brush shoulders with other thematic strands, such as emotion, normativity, identity, culture and gender. This area is still in its infancy and there are a number of directions which are yet to be explored. This session will provide a window into current research and future directions of law and the Irish sea region and its contacts with contemporary cultures, such as the Norse, Anglo-Saxons and Anglo-Normans. Topics can include, but are not limited to: - Diaspora and networks - Linguistic and philological developments - Legal and national identities - Gender and emotion - Religion and cultural memory - Political landscapes - Legal procedures - Nationalism and reception of medieval law - Internal developments and external influences We particularly encourage submission from early career researchers and work-in-progress projects. Talks will be 15-20 minutes long, with the option for hybrid participation. Please submit a title, a 150-word abstract and a short bio by Friday 19th of September to hannah.evans@liverpool.ac.uk and frenzel@liverpool.ac.uk. Organisers: Hannah Evans & Nikolaus Frenzel, Institute of Irish Studies, University of Liverpool
Our PHds @hspevans.bsky.social and Nik Frenzel are organising a panel for #IMC2026 on the topic of "Law and Contacts in the Irish Sea Region"
Please find below their #CfP - full details in the AltText!
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Had the best day at the North West Medieval Symposium at the gorgeous Chetham’s library, Manchester. Congrats to the organisers and talented doctoral researchers Hannah Evans and James Davison who I work with for their presentations #medievalsky
The A.D.A.M. network is coming to #imc2026! We're looking for papers that engage with 'difficult' topics in the Middle Ages, however you might define that...
See you there @imc-leeds.bsky.social ! #cfp
#CFP for our session “Law and Contacts in the Irish Sea Region” at Leeds International Medieval Congress #imc2026 !!! Please share with anyone who may be interested! @imc-leeds.bsky.social #medievalsky
🚨Looking For Participants🚨to take part in the Understanding Constitutional Preferences Study. Looking at what people in #NorthernIreland would like to see in the future, whether in the Union or in a United Ireland. More info + Register Participation:
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What do people want from the Union? And what would they want from a United Ireland?
One of our PhD students is researching what lies beneath people's constitutional preferences. Consider helping him out by completing a cool survey experiment:
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We are pleased to invite all PhD Students in Irish Studies to a new online writing session, followed by a casual lunch break, on Friday 6 December.
Join us from 10 am CET onwards and/or join the lunch break from 12.30pm to 1.30pm CET.
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